عنوان

Britain's war machine :

شابک

0199832676 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

شابک

9780199832675 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

شماره

b533852

عنوان اصلي

Britain's war machine :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

weapons, resources, and experts in the Second World War /

نام نخستين پديدآور

David Edgerton

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

New York :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Oxford University Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2011

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xvii, 445 p., [16] p. of plates :

ساير جزييات

ill., maps ;

ابعاد

25 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-420) and index

متن يادداشت

1. Introduction -- 2. The Assurance of Victory -- 3. Never Alone -- 4. Cronies and Technocrats -- 5. Politics and Production -- 6. Sons of the Sea -- 7. Worlds of War -- 8. Boffins -- 9. Machines and Modernities

بدون عنوان

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متن يادداشت

"The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests, and in command of a global production system. Rather than belittled by a Nazi behemoth, Britain arguably had the world's most advanced mechanized forces. It had not only a great empire, but allies large and small. Edgerton shows that Britain fought on many fronts and its many home fronts kept it exceptionally well supplied with weapons, food and oil, allowing it to mobilize to an extraordinary extent. It created and deployed a vast empire of machines, from the humble tramp steamer to the battleship, from the rifle to the tank, made in colossal factories the world over. Scientists and engineers invented new weapons, encouraged by a government and prime minister enthusiastic about the latest technologies. The British, indeed Churchillian, vision of war and modernity was challenged by repeated defeat at the hands of less well-equipped enemies. Yet the end result was a vindication of this vision. Like the United States, a powerful Britain won a cheap victory, while others paid a great price. Putting resources, machines and experts at the heart of a global rather than merely imperial story, Britain's War Machine demolishes timeworn myths about wartime Britain and gives us a groundbreaking and often unsettling picture of a great power in action"--

متن يادداشت

"The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests, and in command of a global production system. Rather than belittled by a Nazi behemoth, Britain arguably had the world's most advanced mechanized forces. It had not only a great empire, but allies large and small. Edgerton shows that Britain fought on many fronts and its many home fronts kept it exceptionally well supplied with weapons, food and oil, allowing it to mobilize to an extraordinary extent. It created and deployed a vast empire of machines, from the humble tramp steamer to the battleship, from the rifle to the tank, made in colossal factories the world over. Scientists and engineers invented new weapons, encouraged by a government and prime minister enthusiastic about the latest technologies. The British, indeed Churchillian, vision of war and modernity was challenged by repeated defeat at the hands of less well-equipped enemies. Yet the end result was a vindication of this vision. Like the United States, a powerful Britain won a cheap victory, while others paid a great price."--

موضوع مستند نشده

Industrial mobilization-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century

موضوع مستند نشده

Military art and science-- Technological innovations-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century

موضوع مستند نشده

World War, 1939-1945-- Economic aspects-- Great Britain

موضوع مستند نشده

World War, 1939-1945-- Great Britain

موضوع مستند نشده

World War, 1939-1945-- Technology

موضوع مستند نشده

Great Britain, Armed Forces, Equipment, History, 20th century

موضوع مستند نشده

Great Britain, Armed Forces, Weapons systems, History, 20th century

موضوع مستند نشده

Great Britain, History, Military, 20th century

بدون عنوان

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شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Edgerton, David

تاريخ عمليات

20120202084359.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y